Anger Over Amazon’s Plans To Build Headquarters On Sacred Land
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An indigenous group in South Africa has condemned a decision to go ahead with a multimillion-dollar development in Cape Town which will include the African headquarters of the online giant, Amazon.
The Khoi community says the site – known as the River Club – is on sacred land.
They are thought to have first inhabited the area about 2,000 years ago and want it recognised as a world heritage location.
It’s where Europeans first landed in Africa and where battles were fought against Portuguese and Dutch settlers in the 16th and 17th Centuries.
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The Cape Town authorities say the project will create thousands of jobs and provide a boost for the struggling economy.